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Dear Jack Chords

(ver. 1)
Jacks Mannequin

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			     DEAR JACK - Jack's Mannequin
				off "Dear Jack - EP" (2009)
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Tuning: Standard

Intro: G

Em    C    D    Bm
Dear Jack, I'll write you as a friend
Em   C       D  Bm
Dear Friend, I write I fear the
Em              C  
end is coming soon
     D            Bm
To you it's not so clear
               Em    C
It's clear to me
            D    Bm
It's clear as glass
Em   C     D  Bm
Dear Jack (x2)
Em    C    D Bm 
Dear Hope, attach it to the 
Em            C  D   Bm
end of your rope. A rope that wove 
Em                 C         D            Bm
ambition in with sorrow, distancing tommorow, 
Em    C                 D     Bm
tomorrows come and past
Em   C    D   Bm
Dear Jack (x2)

C              G   
You were the fighter
D           Am                 C
I was the kid against the world
  G               D                 Am
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
C           G      D             Am              C
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isn't there
                  G
We'll swing at air
D              Am                   Em    C D 
Swinging off eventually you're bound
Bm             Em C D Bm
Bound to the ground

Em   C    D  
Bm              Em  C    D   
Wherever you are hold tight
Bm               Em    C    D      Bm
Wherever he is shine light right there
Em C      D  Bm
Be strong I dare
Em     C       D       Bm
I know it's hard but I will 
Em C D Bm
wait,     I will
Em C D Bm
wait,  yeah

C              G   
You were the fighter
D           Am                 C
I was the kid against the world
  G               D                 Am
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
C           G      D             Am              C
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isn't there
                  G
We'll swing at air
D              Am                   Em    C D 
Swinging off eventually you're bound
Bm             Em C D Bm
Bound to the ground

G         D
I, I had songs for you
       Am
I had all your music written out
      C
The words came when I heard you screaming
G                D
I, I, I, I had plans for you
           Am
Until the plans fell through
              C
Now there is no turning back 
           Em C D Bm
my dear jack

C              G   
You were the fighter
D           Am                 C
I was the kid against the world
  G               D                 Am
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
C           G      D             Am              C
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isn't there
                  G
We'll swing at air
D              Am                   Em    C D 
Swinging off eventually you're bound
Bm             Em C D Bm
Bound to the ground
C   G   D 
And oh, oh, oh 
        Am              C G D
We're bound to the ground
Am             C  G D
bound to the ground 
       Am              Cm
We're bound to the ground
            
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